Dr Ben Sarkodie appointed first Associate Professor of Interventional Radiology by University of Ghana
The University of Ghana Medical School has announced the promotion of Dr. Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie to the position of Associate Professor of Interventional Radiology.
This appointment makes him the first individual to hold this prestigious title in the country.
Dr. Sarkodie, who is currently the vice president of the Ghana Association of Radiologist, is a renowned figure in the medical community.
He has a career spanning over two decades, with extensive training and experience both locally and internationally.
He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana in 2005.
His pursuit of excellence led him to further his studies and skills across the globe.He holds the distinction of being the first certified Interventional radiologist in Ghana and has pioneered several minimally invasive treatments in Ghana and the subregion, including performing the first endovascular treatment of brain aneurysm, mechanical thrombectomy for acute strokes , and more than 20 other procedures. These treatments are now performed on a daily basis.
In 2010, Dr. Sarkodie was awarded a Visiting Fellowship, by the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania( HUP), USA, followed by Neuro endovascular fellowships from the Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad, India, and the Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea.
Prior to these, he had completed a Clinical Fellowship at the Postgraduate Medical Institute in Singapore 2014.
His expertise and leadership skills were further recognized when he took on the roles of Head of Radiology in 2016 and Medical Director in 2020 at Euracare Advanced Diagnostics & Heart Centre.
His academic career has been equally illustrious, with his involvement at the University of Ghana Medical School since 2020 as a Senior Lecturer and his role as an External Examiner at multiple universities in Ghana since 2018.
Together with key stakeholders and the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr Sarkodie continues to train Interventional radiologists in Ghana and the subregion in an effort to increase the manpower and capacity needs.
